Unlocking Big Data Value: Strategies for Public Data Sharing and Governance

Since the beginning of this year, big data information sharing has become a crucial factor influencing social production, daily life, and epidemic prevention.

Against the backdrop of the “new infrastructure” strategy that emphasizes digitization, networking, and intelligence, Zhang Jindong, chairman of Suning Holdings Group and a delegate to the National People’s Congress, highlighted the need for improved data sharing mechanisms.

Data Governance Committee and Sharing Platform

He proposed establishing a Data Governance Committee and a public data social sharing management platform to break information silos, enable cross‑domain, cross‑regional, and cross‑business data collaboration, and ensure comprehensive collection and full‑scene coverage.

The committee would coordinate major data sharing initiatives, develop unified management standards, and promote data sharing education.

Ensuring Security Through Institutional Measures

He emphasized a closed‑loop management system for public data sharing, combining unified data management regulations with advanced technical security guarantees.

Data sharing attributes should be classified into three types—general sharing, restricted sharing, and non‑sharing—to balance openness with privacy and legal requirements.

He also advocated integrating big data literacy into general education, so that children learn data awareness, management, application, and protection from an early age.

These proposals aim to accelerate the socialization of big data, support high‑quality development, and strengthen the digital economy.